Deep Ocean Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Deep Ocean biome with screenshots.
In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the Deep Ocean biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Deep Ocean is a biome in the Overworld. It is a water world with a large ocean. In this biome, you can find an Ocean Monument (also called Guardian Temple or Water Temple) under the water.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Deep Ocean biome.
Weather
The Deep Ocean biome is under water, so weather does not apply.
Trees
There are no trees in the Deep Ocean biome.
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Deep Ocean biome consists of seagrass and kelp growing in the water:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Seagrass |
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Kelp |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as sand, prismarine, prismarine bricks, dark prismarine, sea lantern and wet sponge:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Sand |
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Prismarine |
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Prismarine Bricks |
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Dark Prismarine |
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Sea Lantern |
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Wet Sponge |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Deep Ocean biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
Mobs
In the Deep Ocean biome, you can find wildlife such as squids, glow squid and cod swimming in the water:
TIP: When you are exploring the Deep Ocean biome, it is handy to have a Potion of Water Breathing.
Ocean Monuments
In the Deep Ocean, you can find Ocean Monuments like the one below:
The Ocean Monument is made up of prismarine, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine and it is lit with sea lanterns. The monument is held up by 23 large pillars made of prismarine bricks. The Ocean Monument is protected by two types of underwater mobs – guardians and elder guardians. Both of these mobs are hostile and will attack you. As you approach either, you will hear an eerie noise.
Biome ID for Deep Ocean
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Deep Ocean biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:deep_ |
Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Deep Ocean Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Deep Ocean biome:
Deep Ocean Seeds (Java Edition)
Deep Ocean Seeds (Java Edition)